Acupuncture Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Acupuncture, including details on alternative medicine, uses, benefits, treatment, chinese medicine.

Volume 8 (2011), Issue 7 (July)

1. Patients as healthcare consumers in the public and private sectors: a qualitative study of acupuncture in the UK.
   BMC Health Serv Res, 11: 129. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. How the psychosocial context of clinical trials differs from usual care: a qualitative study of acupuncture patients.
   BMC Med Res Methodol, 11: 79. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Chinese medicine and the surgeon.
   Chin J Integr Med, 17(7): 548-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Effect of electro-acupuncture on tumor necrosis factor-α and vascular endothelial growth factor in peripheral blood and joint synovia of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
   Chin J Integr Med, 17(7): 505-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Pain modulation by meditation and electroacupuncture in experimental submaximum effort tourniquet technique (SETT).
   Explore (NY), 7(4): 239-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Comparison of post-treatment effects of conventional and acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): A randomised placebo-controlled study using cold-induced pain and healthy human participants.
   Physiother Theory Pract. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Complementary and alternative medicine therapies in mood disorders.
   Expert Rev Neurother, 11(7): 1049-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Acupuncture to point Baihui prevents ischemia-induced functional impairment of cortical GABAergic neurons.
   J Neurol Sci, 307(1): 139-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Decreasing bleeding due to uterine fibroid with electroacupuncture.
   Fertil Steril, 96(1): e13-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Clarithromycin and amikacin vs. clarithromycin and moxifloxacin for the treatment of post-acupuncture cutaneous infections due to Mycobacterium abscessus: a prospective observational study.
    Clin Microbiol Infect, 17(7): 1084-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. The analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on acute thermal pain perception--a central neural correlate study with fMRI.
    Mol Pain, 7: 45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Acupuncture or acupressure for pain management in labour.
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Electro-acupuncture can alleviate the cerebral oedema of rat after ischemia.
    Brain Inj, 25(9): 895-900. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Management of rhinitis: allergic and non-allergic.
    Allergy Asthma Immunol Res, 3(3): 148-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The role of decongestants, cromolyn, guafenesin, saline washes, capsaicin, leukotriene antagonists, and other treatments on rhinitis.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 31(3): 601-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Acupuncture anesthesia for open heart surgery in contemporary China.
    Int J Cardiol, 150(1): 12-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Use of acupuncture as a treatment method for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromes.
    Curr Urol Rep, 12(4): 288-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Alternative therapies for the treatment of chronic prostatitis.
    Curr Urol Rep, 12(4): 284-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Prednisolone and acupuncture in Bell's palsy: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial.
    Trials, 12: 158. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Acupuncture ameliorated skeletal muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb suspension in mice.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 410(3): 434-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. The nonpenetrating telescopic sham needle may blind patients with different characteristics and experiences when treated by several therapists.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2011: 185034. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. The evidence-base for complementary medicine in children: a critical overview of systematic reviews.
    Arch Dis Child, 96(8): 769-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Acupuncture in the inpatient acute care setting: a pragmatic, randomized control trial.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 309762. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Biomedical Teleacupuncture between China and Austria Using Heart Rate Variability, Part 1: Poststroke Patients.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2011: 782489. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Electroacupuncture-induced cholinergic nerve activation enhances the hypoglycemic effect of exogenous insulin in a rat model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
    Exp Diabetes Res, 2011: 947138. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Active albuterol or placebo, sham acupuncture, or no intervention in asthma.
    N Engl J Med, 365(2): 119-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Effect of acupuncture depth on muscle pain.
    Chin Med, 6(1): 24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Cost-effectiveness of guideline-endorsed treatments for low back pain: a systematic review.
    Eur Spine J, 20(7): 1024-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Cost-effectiveness of general practice care for low back pain: a systematic review.
    Eur Spine J, 20(7): 1012-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Does acupuncture needling induce analgesic effects comparable to diffuse noxious inhibitory controls?
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2012: 785613. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Efficacy of acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: a single-blinded, double-dummy, randomized controlled trial.
    Pain, 152(8): 1864-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Conventional versus acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on cold-induced pain in healthy human participants: effects during stimulation.
    Clin Physiol Funct Imaging, 31(5): 363-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Evaluation of wet-cupping therapy for persistent non-specific low back pain: a randomised, waiting-list controlled, open-label, parallel-group pilot trial.
    Trials, 12: 146. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Alternative health care consultations in Ontario, Canada: A geographic and socio-demographic analysis.
    BMC Complement Altern Med, 11: 47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Individually integrated traditional Chinese medicine approach in the management of knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
    Trials, 12: 160. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Is it feasible and effective to provide osteopathy and acupuncture for patients with musculoskeletal problems in a GP setting? A service evaluation.
    BMC Fam Pract, 12: 49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Synchrotron radiation phase-contrast X-ray CT imaging of acupuncture points.
    Anal Bioanal Chem, 401(3): 803-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Synergistic antinociceptive effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist and electroacupuncture in the complete Freund's adjuvant-induced pain model.
    Int J Mol Med, 28(4): 669-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Melittin restores proteasome function in an animal model of ALS.
    J Neuroinflammation, 8: 69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Dry needling for myofascial pain: prognostic factors.
    J Altern Complement Med, 17(8): 755-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Mid-age women's consultations with acupuncturists: a longitudinal analysis of 11,200 women, 2001-2007.
    J Altern Complement Med, 17(8): 735-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. What to wear when practicing oriental medicine: patients' preferences for doctors' attire.
    J Altern Complement Med, 17(8): 763-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Acupuncture for symptom management in hemodialysis patients: a prospective, observational pilot study.
    J Altern Complement Med, 17(8): 741-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Changes in nitric oxide, cGMP, and nitrotyrosine concentrations over skin along the meridians in obese subjects.
    Obesity (Silver Spring), 19(8): 1560-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Patient education integrated with acupuncture for relief of cancer-related fatigue randomized controlled feasibility study.
    BMC Complement Altern Med, 11: 49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Subacromial corticosteroid injection or acupuncture with home exercises when treating patients with subacromial impingement in primary care--a randomized clinical trial.
    Fam Pract, 28(4): 355-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Involvement of Interleukin-10 in the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Sanyinjiao (SP6) Acupuncture in a Mouse Model of Peritonitis.
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2011: 217946. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Ethylene glycol induces calcium oxalate crystal deposition in Malpighian tubules: a Drosophila model for nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis.
    Kidney Int, 80(4): 369-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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